Update: 'Careless smoking' the cause of fire that displaced 23

11:43 AM,
Nov. 27, 2012

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Democrat staff report

Update: 10:56 a.m.

Spokesman for the Tallahassee Fire Department Lt. Mike Bellamy said that "careless smoking" was the cause of an early morning apartment fire that caused an estimated $1 million in damage and displaced 23 people.

A resident did not completely put out a lit cigarette they placed on the porch, said Bellamy.Update: 10:00 a.m. ...

Authorities are investigating the cause of an early morning fire at an apartment complex that left 23 occupants displaced.